Postcards from Palookaville

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking to a group gathered under the auspices of the conservative think-tank, the Acton Institute. On the surface, it was an odd moment. Francis Beckwith had mentioned to me some time earlier in the year that Dinesh D'Souza was going to be in my neck of the woods...

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking to a group gathered under the auspices of the conservative think-tank, the Acton Institute. On the surface, it was an odd moment. Francis Beckwith had mentioned to me some time earlier in the year that Dinesh D'Souza was going to be in my neck of the woods...

While the virtual evangelical world and his brother continue to work towards fever pitch over the headline `Charlie Sheen occasionally broke the speed limit when driving' -- sorry, I mean `Emergent pastor advocates universalism' -- back in the real world of the local church, where the pressing...

While the virtual evangelical world and his brother continue to work towards fever pitch over the headline `Charlie Sheen occasionally broke the speed limit when driving' -- sorry, I mean `Emergent pastor advocates universalism' -- back in the real world of the local church, where the pressing...

Pete Sanlon has brought the following post to my attention. For the American audience, Peter Tatchell is the ultimate in British one-issue politicians. He came to prominence nearly thirty years ago when, as a Labour Party candidate, he was so far to the left that he managed to turn Bermondsey from...

Pete Sanlon has brought the following post to my attention. For the American audience, Peter Tatchell is the ultimate in British one-issue politicians. He came to prominence nearly thirty years ago when, as a Labour Party candidate, he was so far to the left that he managed to turn Bermondsey from...

Seeing Colonel Gadaffi clinging desperately to power in Libya has rather taken my mind back to my childhood. You see, the Colonel and I have one odd thing in common: we were both taught English literature by the same man, an upper-class Irishman with a passion for Yeats and Joyce by the name of Joe...

Seeing Colonel Gadaffi clinging desperately to power in Libya has rather taken my mind back to my childhood. You see, the Colonel and I have one odd thing in common: we were both taught English literature by the same man, an upper-class Irishman with a passion for Yeats and Joyce by the name of Joe...

Neil Strauss has a fascinating article over at the WSJ about the number of top pop stars who think that their careers are specially anointed by God as part of his higher purposes. I guess it is indicative of the overall decline in rock music over the years: when I was young, graffiti declared that...

Neil Strauss has a fascinating article over at the WSJ about the number of top pop stars who think that their careers are specially anointed by God as part of his higher purposes. I guess it is indicative of the overall decline in rock music over the years: when I was young, graffiti declared that...